Job Description

Job Title: IT Team Leader (Arabic Speaker)
Experience: 7–10 Years
Employment Type: Full-Time
Location: Riyadh - Saudi Arabia

Role Purpose

The IT Team Leader is responsible for leading the daily technical execution of development activities and ensuring that project deliverables meet quality standards and timelines. This role provides hands-on technical leadership, oversees task assignments across development teams, and ensures smooth coordination between backend, frontend, and mobile development functions. The IT Team Leader works closely with the CTO and management to maintain technical alignment and delivery efficiency.

Role Nature

• Operational leadership role with strong hands-on involvement.
• Closely engaged with development activities and codebase.
• Responsible for daily task assignment, monitoring, and follow-ups.
• Ensures delivery quality, technical alignment, and team productivity.
• Reports directly to the CTO and senior management.

Key Responsibilities

1. Daily Technical Execution

• Assign development tasks to backend, frontend, and mobile development teams.
• Track development progress and ensure milestones are achieved on schedule.
• Manage development priorities based on business and technical requirements.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to remove blockers and maintain delivery timelines.

2. Technical Leadership

• Conduct regular code reviews to ensure adherence to coding standards and best practices.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to developers.
• Resolve complex technical challenges and support team members in troubleshooting issues.
• Ensure all development work aligns with defined system architecture and engineering standards.

3. Technical Operations

• Monitor CI/CD pipelines and ensure smooth deployment processes.
• Manage and oversee containerized environments using Docker.
• Ensure application performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Prepare and present weekly progress and technical status reports to the CTO and management.

Required Technical Skills (Hands-on Experience)

• Flutter – Mobile application development (Must Have)
• Node.js – Backend development and API services (Must Have)
• PostgreSQL – Database design and management (Must Have)
• React.js – Frontend web application development (Must Have)
• TypeScript – Application development with strong typing
• Redis – Caching and performance optimization
• CI/CD – Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment pipelines
• Docker – Containerization and environment management
• TanStack Query – Data fetching and state management

Required Qualifications & Experience

• 7–10 years of experience in software development and technical leadership roles.
• Proven experience leading cross-functional development teams (frontend, backend, and mobile).
• Strong hands-on experience with modern web and mobile development technologies.
• Experience managing development workflows, deployments, and production environments.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and team leadership skills.